Sen. Coons on Huang affair, Iran war and why Trump should fire Hegseth

Delaware Senator Chris Coons is poised to become chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, succeeding retiring Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, according to PBS NewsHour. Coons, a critic of President Trump’s war with Iran and a supporter of Ukraine, will take leadership of the committee as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing national security concerns following an affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese tech executive accused of spying for Beijing, according to The Hill. The South China Morning Post reports that Huang, also known as Huang Le, has ties to Hong Kong dating back 20 years and serves as a director of a firm sharing an address with a U.S.-sanctioned Russian-linked robotics company.

She is an executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed International, a firm facing U.S. scrutiny regarding suspected attempts to circumvent semiconductor export controls.

The Hindustan Times - World News reports that Jensen Huang and Kimberly Powell were seen behaving affectionately at a hotel in San Jose during an Nvidia conference in March. The Hill notes that President Trump has stood by Jensen Huang amid the scandal.

Brief written by urgent.news from PBS NewsHour, South China Morning Post, The Hill, Hindustan Times - World News, The Times of Israel — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.